Chapter 165

Effie glanced at the time; it was about time to leave.

You should never wish harm on others, but you must always be wary of them.

Everything was in place now. Effie was ready to go, letting Isabel enjoy the "fun" she'd so carefully planned for herself.

She brought this upon herself.

From inside the cabin, Isabel's shrill screams blended with ragged gasps—almost too harsh to listen to.

Just as Effie turned to leave, she spotted a figure hurrying toward the cabin.

It was Isabel's manager, with a woman trailing behind her.

The two of them headed straight for the small house.

Effie watched for a moment, then slipped away.

Lyman had been waiting nearby, relieved to see that Effie hadn't gone into the cabin. He'd just stepped aside to answer a call, and now that he was back, Effie was already on her way out.

They left together.

In the car, Lyman asked, "Did you get a good look at who went in?"

at him, and replied, "I

was curious to see how

quiet "Hmm," tapping

him a sideways glance. When she saw that he didn't seem

his eyes dark and unreadable. "She made her choice. She'll have to live with the

her lips together and

feelings were

asked to test the

had someone look into things and uncovered Carole's involvement. It was

what had changed in Isabel. Why had she turned on Effie? Was it

his brow, wrestling with conflicted

had to own up to what

Carole had rushed over, but found no sign

sudden, desperate howl from inside made Carole

the voice-it was

pounded on the door,

she grabbed a rock

the scene that greeted her nearly took her

fading, while a few men nearby leered and laughed in a way that

"Isabel!"

widened in

it

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